Now you got me really going -i notice you didnt note an 'origiinal' version - because there isnt one!! there is nothing written down before about 200 C E hilary > > very polite, hilary > and i think all your points are good ones > but you missed one important issue > in re the christian bible > in my view anyway > > the layers of human interpretation, viz: > which translations? ?greek? ?hebrew? ?aramaic? > which scribes? ?thomas? ?matthew? ?mark? ?stephen mitchell? > which versions? ?king james? ?new english? ?new international? > > just doing a little christian-ish mulling > > janet > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > e-mail - [log in to unmask] > web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/